Techno Babble

CADFind the Graphical 2D + 3D Design Retrieval system is now available for SolidWorks.

More details at

http://www.sketchandsearch.com/

3DESS, an Engineering Shape Search System, is a research project being undertaken by researchers at Purdue University. The goal is to develop a search mechanism for engineering parts that will retrieve similar 3D models based on their shape.

https://engineering.purdue.edu/PRECISE/dess.html

The aim is to reduce the amount of time taken to find data that is available but is difficult to retreive using traditional approaches, such as searching by model name etc.

A demonstration prototype system, ShapeLab, is available =. This enables a user to select a part that resembles a required part and to retrieve similar items, or they can sketch a part as a starting point.

http://me98pc26.ecn.purdue.edu/

Similar research work is being undertaken in a number of places including the Princeton Shape Retrieval and Analysis group at Princeton

http://www.cs.princeton.edu/gfx/proj/shape/

3DSearchIT is a library that provides functions to rapidly find parts based on 3D data.

From Geometric Software

http://3dsearchit.geometricglobal.com/